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so men and u.s. airways could be the biggest carrier not just in the u.s. but in the entire world. valued at nearly $11 billion. so the boards have approved this. we are expecting an announcement later today but the deal is far from done. they still need a lot of regulators to approve this deal. what it does, and as you can see by this chart we'll show you, that is it brings the number carriers here in the u.s. down to four. we've seen so much merger activity since 2008 starting with delta and northwest that really, all of these airlines coal 80% of traffic so there is not that many options left for passengers. you got to imagine that fares are going to go up just a little bit. you shouldn't be too alarmed by. this a recent survey from price waterhouse cooper shows that over the years 2004 to 2011, air fare actually went down. >> since we are on the topic of merger and it is valentine's day, let it is a talk about merging at work. apparently, this is becoming more common. >> your next husband or wife might be sitting right next to you. a career builder survey shows that four out of
so men and u.s. airways could be the biggest carrier not just in the u.s. but in the entire world. valued at nearly $11 billion. so the boards have approved this. we are expecting an announcement later today but the deal is far from done. they still need a lot of regulators to approve this deal. what it does, and as you can see by this chart we'll show you, that is it brings the number carriers here in the u.s. down to four. we've seen so much merger activity since 2008 starting with delta and...
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well, this is something obviously that has not happened in u.s. history before. we've never hay female president so there is no precedent that has been set. there would have to be some decisions made. however, we do have some indication ass to what he would be called. >> first, we should start with, in the case of hillary clinton, in bill's case, he would be addressed as president clinton and president clinton in the white house which would get complicate because in onor of anybody that has become president, they are referred to for the rest of their life as president. his welcome back aspecial circumstance in hillary's case. the answer to the hillary clinton case is bill clinton would be known as president clinton for the rest of his life. >> however, if this were to happen, in standard practice, for example, in the media and all that kind of stuff, they would probably refer to him as former president clinton to make it clear because that would be an unusual case. >> what about the number you know how bush 1 and bush 2. president what number. >> 41 and 43, i bel
well, this is something obviously that has not happened in u.s. history before. we've never hay female president so there is no precedent that has been set. there would have to be some decisions made. however, we do have some indication ass to what he would be called. >> first, we should start with, in the case of hillary clinton, in bill's case, he would be addressed as president clinton and president clinton in the white house which would get complicate because in onor of anybody that...
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critics say he isn't supportive enough u.s. ally israel and is unreasonably sympathetickic to iran. still, gop opponents say they will probably allow a confirmation vote when they return from break on the 25th. >>> a leaked immigration proposal from the white house is drawing some harsh criticism from republicans. the draft bill leaked to "usa today" would create a special sleys afor illegal immigrants allowing them to stay in the u.s. while they wait for permanent legal status. -- a special visa for illegal immigrants. >>> time now no the morning line. >> and u2. >> what? >> that was u2 and you too as well. >> let's just do this. >> the runners and caps had their first meeting yesterday. we don't like them. you know why? because they beat us last year in the semifinals. >> that is a good reason not to like somebody. >> you ever been in madison square guardens? >> yes, went there and saw the big east tournament last year. >> how did you get tickets? >> don't be asking that. >> caps are up 1-0 but rangers are pretty good. this is why they're pretty good. they may good defensive hocke
critics say he isn't supportive enough u.s. ally israel and is unreasonably sympathetickic to iran. still, gop opponents say they will probably allow a confirmation vote when they return from break on the 25th. >>> a leaked immigration proposal from the white house is drawing some harsh criticism from republicans. the draft bill leaked to "usa today" would create a special sleys afor illegal immigrants allowing them to stay in the u.s. while they wait for permanent legal...
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the three major rating agencies, they say the u.s. government has told them it plans to file civil charges against them for the with a it rated certainly securities in 2007. this is before the financial crisis in 2008. so, of course, they say that the information that the government has is wrong and factually incorrect. but it would be the first action taken by the government against a rating agency of this type. so this is a big deal. and the owner, the company of that seasons s&p's mcgraw hill and hair share price tumbled about 14%. it sent a lot of the other ratings agencies down as well. >> continuing the rocky ride. thank you so much. we'll see you tomorrow. >> all right. >>> still ahead, we are gearing up for the ravens' victory parade. tucker barnes is live in downtown baltimore with a preview for us. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recip
the three major rating agencies, they say the u.s. government has told them it plans to file civil charges against them for the with a it rated certainly securities in 2007. this is before the financial crisis in 2008. so, of course, they say that the information that the government has is wrong and factually incorrect. but it would be the first action taken by the government against a rating agency of this type. so this is a big deal. and the owner, the company of that seasons s&p's mcgraw...
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so it was certainly the worst sell offof the year and all three major averages here in the u.s. now negative for the month of february. so what did it? it was a bunch of things. the italian elections perhaps we'll have gridlock there in those austerity measures will be taken back a little bit. nobody wants to see that. you want italy to fix its debt crisis. also, what will happen on friday, right? the automatic spending cuts here in the u.s., the sequester, we got a little nervous about that as well. this morning, futures flat, maybe a little bit higher. you would expect for see a big rally after such a big sell off. not the case today. >> let's talk about martha stewart. macy's and j. c. penney like her. >> they won't want her. macy's ceo took the stand yesterday and he hung occupy martha stewart two years ago when she called him to tell him that her cookware and her bake ware and awful her home goods would be sold also in j. c. penney and macy's was was saying we have the exclusive right to your items and well, j. c. penney's and martha stewart is trying to prove that that is
so it was certainly the worst sell offof the year and all three major averages here in the u.s. now negative for the month of february. so what did it? it was a bunch of things. the italian elections perhaps we'll have gridlock there in those austerity measures will be taken back a little bit. nobody wants to see that. you want italy to fix its debt crisis. also, what will happen on friday, right? the automatic spending cuts here in the u.s., the sequester, we got a little nervous about that as...
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an explosion outside the u.s. embassy in turkey. reports of deaths and injuries. we'll bring you the latest. >> and a new face in the race for d.c. mayor? the next election is more than
an explosion outside the u.s. embassy in turkey. reports of deaths and injuries. we'll bring you the latest. >> and a new face in the race for d.c. mayor? the next election is more than
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. >> american airlines and u.s. airways are close to a deal and if it goes through, it would create the biggest carrier in the world. the merger will be good for the two companies but customers may end up paying more. travelers say there are always other options. >> authority term, i don't think much is going to change. people's wallets right now tell exactly how much they will pay for tickets right now. >> long term, we'll pay more for our tick the price. >> i think that southwest and jetblue will continue to undercut them where price an even some services are concerned. >> the merger negotiations are not final yet but the two sides are trying to seal a deal by next week. >>> coming up next, calls for change we'll hear from critics and fans of the washington redskins about whether the team's name and logo need to go. >> first, cutting the competition in half. we'll look back at idol's second night in hollywood. time now is 6:12. ♪ ♪ i'm halfway to your heart ♪ you have to let me know ♪ so i don't make my wo
. >> american airlines and u.s. airways are close to a deal and if it goes through, it would create the biggest carrier in the world. the merger will be good for the two companies but customers may end up paying more. travelers say there are always other options. >> authority term, i don't think much is going to change. people's wallets right now tell exactly how much they will pay for tickets right now. >> long term, we'll pay more for our tick the price. >> i think...
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a lot of that had to do with the big americaner of american airlines and u.s. airways and the buyout of heinz, apparently mr. buffett liking ketchup. futures are in negative territory and part of this could be europe's in recession, the g-20's meeting and whenever the finance minister and central bankers get together, it can't be any good, especially when they have to fight over who's going to pick up the bar tab. we'll probably start the day in new york in negative territory >> let's head overseas and look at europe. what's with the horse meat scandal? it seems to be growing over there and what kind of global impact could we see on the markets possibly? >>reporter: this is -- fortunately horse meat is not traded in new york. they'll sell you just about anything else in new york, especially on wall street, but the europeans really have a problem on their hands. first of all, they have had to recall thousands upon thousands of tons of food, frozen hamburger, lasagna because what they discovered was things labeled as genuine beef, 100% beef were actually q wilbur
a lot of that had to do with the big americaner of american airlines and u.s. airways and the buyout of heinz, apparently mr. buffett liking ketchup. futures are in negative territory and part of this could be europe's in recession, the g-20's meeting and whenever the finance minister and central bankers get together, it can't be any good, especially when they have to fight over who's going to pick up the bar tab. we'll probably start the day in new york in negative territory >> let's...